Tooele City council tentatively adopts FY2026–27 budget; officials disclose proposed property tax increase

Tooele City Council voted 5–0 on May 6 to tentatively adopt the FY2026–27 budget and to set the process for public review. Mayor Marissa Manzione read the budget officer’s message and emphasized priorities including personnel costs, maintenance of critical infrastructure, capital projects and modest additions to public-safety support for the volunteer fire department.

Manzione said the tentative budget is based on current property valuations and that final certified valuation data will not be available until June 8. Using current projections, she said the proposed property-tax change would generate about $409,905 in additional revenue — an estimated 4.48% tax-rate increase — which she said would amount to about $2.26 per month for a median-valued home of $445,000. The mayor said the additional revenue would help fund a 2016 judgment levy bond payment, stipends for volunteer firefighters and an administrative assistant for the fire department.

Finance Director Shannon Wimmer told the council the resolution before them simply ratified the mayor’s statement and the required property-tax impact schedule; she said the resolution is intended to demonstrate compliance with new state reporting requirements (Utah House Bill 236, 2026). The council approved Resolution 2026-27 to formalize the notice and to establish a truth-in-taxation public hearing at 7 p.m. on Aug. 19, 2026, at Tooele City Hall.

Council members asked clarifying questions about line items and capital projects. Manzione and Wimmer urged members to submit questions in advance of the public hearing so staff can prepare specific responses.

Next steps: the city will publish the required tax-impact schedule and hold the truth-in-taxation hearing on Aug. 19, 2026, at 7 p.m.; any final adjustments will be made after certified property valuations are available.